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KEY DATES:

Deadline for proposals: March 1st

Acceptance of proposals: March 15th

Sponsorship and exhibitors registration deadline: April 12th

Ordinary participant registration by May 9th

PROGRAM 2022

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29th 2022

08:00	Registration/Coffee/Exhibition
09:00		PSWelcoming Remarks Mr. Svein Anders Eriksson, Section Head, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
09:40		Opening Address Mr. Chris Flint, Director Energy Division, HSE, UK
SAFETY MOMENT
09:55		HSE focus Mr. Colin Martin, Specialist Mechanical Engineer, HSE, UK
NEW TECHNOLOGY
10:10		NORSOK R-002 new annex for Auto Hook and Remotely monitored Autonomous cranes Svein Harald Hetland, Aker BP, NO and Torbjørn Engedal, Optilift, NO
10:40	Coffee Break/Exhibition
11:10		Lifting Operations on Unmanned Offshore Installations • How may unmanned operations benefit the industry? • Implications for crane design and end-user • Remaining challenges Mr. Ronny Hoff, Product Line Manager, Lifting & Handling, NOV, NO
11:40		Additive Manufacturing – Quality assurance and certification- What it means for the Lifting appliance community With the rapid adoption of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), there is a need to provide quality assurance (QA). However, the novel manufacturing methodologies produce new challenges to QA and certification. A lack of certification could hinder the adoption of this technology by the lifting appliance community. • What is additive manufacturing? • Why certification is required? • Additive Manufacturing certification methodology Mr. Adam Saxty, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, UK
12:40	Lunch and Exhibition
AFTERNOON SESSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. John Morrison
13:10		Safer and more efficient cargo handling in the offshore environment Mr. Phillip Strong, CEO & Technical Director, Reflex Marine LTD, UK
13:40		Crane remote maintenance and tele operation Mr Martin Mathis, Liebherr-MCCtec, DE
14:10		Ampelmann Systems – Recent Innovations Mr. René Hoogendoom, Structural Engineer, Ampelmann Operations
14:40	Coffee Break/Exhibition
LIFTING OPERATIONS
15:00		Innovation within lifting operations to avoid production shut-in Mr. Arild Bø, International Sales Director, Axess Technologies AS, NO
15:30		Real time vessel, loads and crane motions monitoring for safer lifting operations Mr. Leonardo Roncetti, Principal engineer, TechCon Engineering and Consulting, BR
16:00		The implementation of the IOGP standardised offshore crane procurement documents (operator and OEM experience so far) The proposed presentation would include feedback from other operators and crane manufacturers about their implementation experience and what can further be improved in reducing the costs of procuring offshore cranes through a standardised procurement process. Ben Finlay, Lifting TA and Crane SME, AU
16:30	Safe state of an offshore crane Nils Martin Justad, Advisor Cranes and lifting, Equinor ASA, NO
17:00	End of Day 1
18:00	Transfer to Conference Dinner at Ardoe House Hotel (approx 20 min.)

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23th 2022

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30th 2022

SAFETY MOMENT
09:00		PSA focus Mr. Jan Ketil Moberg, Head of Logistics and Emergency Preparedness, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
09:30		OMHEC update Mr. Bjarte Rødne, Principal Engineer Logistics & Emergency Preparedness, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
ROPES AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT
09:45		Solving wire rope problems Mr. Thierry Verreet, Managing Director, Verope Service Center, DE
10:45	Coffee Break/Exhibition
11:15		Safety in temporary lifting Mr. Deniz Him, Conbit, NL
SHARING BEST PRACTICE
11:45		Offshore Lifting Operations - Change, Resilience, and understanding how we can manage risks facing the industry Mr. Craig MacBeath, Senior Buisness Manager, Sparrows Offshore Group Ltd, UK
12:15	Lunch and exhibition
AFTERNOON SESSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. Maro Hartmann, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, DE
13:15		Advances in the estimation of the loading effect on drums and flanges of winch and reel structures, from line product/s spooled onto them under tension Dr.-Eng. Marius Popa, DNV, Aberdeen, UK and Ms. Evangelia Velentza, MSc, MEng, Rolls-Royce PLC, Defence, Bristol, UK
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
13:45		SDLA - new guideline: Guidance for lifting and mechanical handling operations in drilling Mr. Bjarte Rødne, Principal Engineer Logistics & Emergency Preparedness, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
14:15	Coffee Break / Exhibition
WIND OFFSHORE
14:45		Offshore wind regulations Torbjørn Gjerde, Principal engineer, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
15:15		Fully electric Offshore Crane & Walk to Work Gangway for SOV/CSOV • Our struggle to turn around customer for established knuckle boom design • Challenges with going electric for offshore handling equipment • Regenerate to power ship AC or DC grid and battery packages • Increase efficiency for reducing docking time on wind turbine TP platform Mr. Petter Nesset, Sales Manager Offshore Wind , Seaonics AS, NO
16:00		New innovative system for transport and lifting components for the US offshore wind sector • Background and motivation • The system • Simulations and design Jacob Michelsen, M.Sc.(Naval Architecture), Ph.D., FORCE Technology, DK and Peter Just Sørensen, Lead Engineer, ENABL A/S, DK
16:30	End of Day 2
18:15	Transfer to the Art Gallery in Aberdeen Civic Reception

THURSDAY DESEMBER 1st 2022

MORNING SESSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. Arnold de Groot, State Supervision of Mines, NL
SAFETY MOMENT
08:30		Achieving Excellence with efficacy of Regulations, case studies on Personnel Transfer, a Dutch Perspective Mr. Arnold de Groot, State Supervision of Mines, NL Mr. Marc van Dorth, Chartered Fleet Specialist, Seaway 7, NL
TRAINING AND HUMAN FACTORS
09:00		Simulation, a tool for digital training and prototyping Mr. Jørgen Drønnen, CDO, Offshore Simulator Centre AS, NO
09:30	Coffee Break/Exhibition
LEARNING FROM ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
10:00		New heater bundle with its protecting capsule dropped while lifting at central processing platform Apichat Bamrungwong, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited, TH
10:30		IMCA Guidance and its role in Lifting Operations Mr. Russell Craig, Principal Engineer / One Fleet Lifting Authority, TechnipFMC, UK
11:00	Lunch and Exhibition
AFTERNOON SESSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. Svein Anders Eriksson, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA)
12:00		Code for Offshore Personnel Transfer Systems Mr. Maro Hartmann, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, DE
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
12:30		Optimizing operation and maintenance of cranes and lifting appliances through reliable condition monitoring systems Mr. Per Arild Åland M.Sc Business Development Manager, Offshore Class, DNV, NO
13:00	Coffee Break/Exhibition
13:30		Stress-based thermographic technique for inspection: from laboratory testing to field deployment Ms. Yikun Wang and Mr. Martyn Wright, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, UK
14:00		Expanding pin systems Mr. Øyvind Karlsen, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Bondura Technology, NO
14:30		Closing/Adjourn Mr. Svein Anders Eriksson, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
14:30	End of Day 3